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==The Archanean League==
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[[File:Cg fe11 evt 04.png|thumb|left|Princess [[Nyna]] entrusting [[Marth]] with the Fire Emblem.]]
[[File:Cg fe11 evt 04.png|thumb|left|Princess [[Nyna]] entrusting [[Marth]] with the Fire Emblem.]]
In 604, when a group of pirates attacked Talys, Marth left the east fort and routed the bandits from the island at the behest of its princess [[Caeda]].<ref>Events of [[Marth Embarks|Chapter 1]], {{FE11}}</ref> After clearing out the pirates, Marth and co. departed the island for Aurelis, travelling through Galder Harbor<ref>Events of [[The Pirates of Galder|Chapter 2]], {{FE11}}</ref> and the Samsooth Mountains, where they met the cleric [[Lena]] and the thief [[Julian]].<ref>Events of [[A Brush in the Teeth|Chapter 3]], {{FE11}}</ref> Upon their arrival in Aurelis, Marth met his old friend [[Merric]],<ref>{{Cite|'''Merric:''' Whilst studying magic in Khadein, I caught wind of a war brewing and decided to seek you out.<br>'''Marth:''' I see... Thank you, then. I need friends like you on the battlefield. You will fight with us, of course?<br>'''Merric:''' Of course! 'Twould be a passing shame if you didn’t get to see me flex a little magic muscle.|[[Merric]] and [[Marth]] in [[Battle in the Lea|Chapter 4]]|Shadow Dragon}}</ref> as well as Merric's teacher [[Wendell]],<ref>{{Cite|Come, Merric. We'll fight together. Tell your prince of Altea that Wendell is at his service.|[[Wendell]] in [[Champions of Aurelis|Chapter 5]]|Shadow Dragon}}</ref> and joined forces with Hardin before routing the Macedonian forces without and within Aurelis Castle.<ref>Events of Chapters [[Champions of Aurelis|5]] and [[Fire Emblem (Shadow Dragon)|6]]. {{FE11}}</ref> Once the Macedonians were driven from the castle, Marth met Nyna, who gave him the [[Fire Emblem (Archanean item)|Fire Emblem]], hoping that with it, he would save the world from Dolhr.<ref>{{Cite|Thank you, Marth. Then let me give you this. This crest is called the Fire Emblem. House Archanea bestows it only upon a true champion, one we believe has the power to save the world.|[[Nyna]] in [[Fire Emblem (Shadow Dragon chapter)|Chapter 6]]|Shadow Dragon}}</ref>
In 604, when a group of pirates attacked Talys, Marth left the east fort and routed the bandits from the island at the behest of its princess [[Caeda]].<ref>Events of [[Marth Embarks|Chapter 1]], {{FE11}}</ref> After clearing out the pirates, Marth and co. departed the island for Aurelis, travelling through Galder Harbor<ref>Events of [[The Pirates of Galder|Chapter 2]], {{FE11}}</ref> and the Samsooth Mountains, where they met the cleric [[Lena]] and the thief [[Julian]].<ref>Events of [[A Brush in the Teeth|Chapter 3]], {{FE11}}</ref> Upon their arrival in Aurelis, Marth met his old friend [[Merric]],<ref>{{Cite|'''Merric:''' Whilst studying magic in Khadein, I caught wind of a war brewing and decided to seek you out.<br>'''Marth:''' I see... Thank you, then. I need friends like you on the battlefield. You will fight with us, of course?<br>'''Merric:''' Of course! 'Twould be a passing shame if you didn’t get to see me flex a little magic muscle.|[[Merric]] and [[Marth]] in [[Battle in the Lea|Chapter 4]]|Shadow Dragon}}</ref> as well as Merric's teacher [[Wendell]],<ref>{{Cite|Come, Merric. We'll fight together. Tell your prince of Altea that Wendell is at his service.|[[Wendell]] in [[Champions of Aurelis|Chapter 5]]|Shadow Dragon}}</ref> and joined forces with Hardin before routing the Macedonian forces without and within Aurelis Castle.<ref>Events of Chapters [[Champions of Aurelis|5]] and [[Fire Emblem (Shadow Dragon chapter)|6]]. {{FE11}}</ref> Once the Macedonians were driven from the castle, Marth met Nyna, who gave him the [[Fire Emblem (Archanean item)|Fire Emblem]], hoping that with it, he would save the world from Dolhr.<ref>{{Cite|Thank you, Marth. Then let me give you this. This crest is called the Fire Emblem. House Archanea bestows it only upon a true champion, one we believe has the power to save the world.|[[Nyna]] in [[Fire Emblem (Shadow Dragon chapter)|Chapter 6]]|Shadow Dragon}}</ref>


With Aurelis liberated, the newly-christened [[Archanean League]] set out for Archanea.<ref>{{Cite|Aurelis was free, but Marth and his army—now known as the Archanean League—still had much work ahead of them.|Opening narration of [[Lefcandith Gauntlet|Chapter 7]]|Shadow Dragon}}</ref> Passing through the Lefcandith Valley,<ref>{{Cite|They followed the Middleroad south, bound for Archanea Palace—a perilous route, for it took them right into Lefcandith Valley and the jaws of trouble.|Opening narration of [[Lefcandith Gauntlet|Chapter 7]]|Shadow Dragon}}</ref> Marth met the Manakete [[Bantu]], who was searching for Tiki and joined Marth to do so more effectively.<ref>{{Cite|You there. Have you come across a young girl, one by the name of Tiki? She must be found, boy! Tiki is the last of the Naga, the divine-dragon clan. [...] ...You will be traveling much, yes? I wish to go with you. Perhaps together we can find Tiki.|[[Bantu]] in [[Lefcandith Gauntlet|Chapter 7]]|Shadow Dragon}}</ref> The League entered Archanea at Port Warren,<ref>{{Cite|The League had reached Archanean soil, so Marth gave himself leave to recuperate in Port Warren, a harbor town known for commerce.|Opening narration of [[Port Warren|Chapter 8]]|Shadow Dragon}}</ref> but was forced to divert, first to [[Pyrathi]] by the Grustian Army,<ref>{{Cite|Grust had caught the League unawares, forcing them to flee to Pyrathi.|Opening narration of [[The Pyrathi Dragon|Chapter 9]]|Shadow Dragon}}</ref> then to Castle Deil to free Princess Maria at the behest of Minerva.<ref>Events of [[Princess Minerva|Chapter 10]], {{FE11}}</ref> On the way to Millennium Court, Marth rescued [[Linde]], the daughter of Miloah and inheritor to [[Aura]], at Nyna's request;<ref name="Linde"/> once at Millennium Court, the League ousted the occupying Grustian army from the palace.<ref>Events of [[The Ageless Palace|Chapter 12]], {{FE11}}</ref> With Archanea freed, the League headed for Altea, first diverting to Gra to retrieve the stolen Falchion; after defeating King Jiol and forcing Gra's surrender, the Falchion could not be found, and it was discerned that Gharnef had taken possession of the sword in Khadein.<ref>{{Cite|'''Marth:''' Falchion isn't here.<br>'''Nyna:''' The divine blade? Was it supposed to be?<br>'''Marth:''' Yes. When one of my knights returned from the battle where my father, Cornelius, fell... he said Gra had stolen Falchion. And if we are to defeat Dolhr and the Shadow Dragon, Medeus... we need that blade.<br>'''Malledus:''' Prince Marth!<br>'''Marth:''' Did you find it, Malledus?<br>'''Malledus:''' No...it seems Gharnef made off with it.<br>'''Nyna:''' Gharnef? Then, to find Falchion—<br>'''Marth:''' That's right. We'll need to go to Khadein, the kingdom of magic, where he resides.|[[Marth]], [[Nyna]], and [[Malledus]] in [[Land of Sorrow (Shadow Dragon)|Chapter 14]]|Shadow Dragon}}</ref> Once there, however, Archsage Gotoh, through magical means, informed Marth that Gharnef was protected by the spell Imhullu, thus making him invulnerable to damage,<ref>{{Cite|'''Gotoh:''' As you suspect, Gharnef has made off with Falchion. With Imhullu and Falchion in the sorcerer’s grasp, Dolhr now must think twice before challenging him. [...]<br>'''Marth:''' Is Imhullu so powerful a magic, then?<br>'''Gotoh:''' Yes. The mage who wields it cannot be killed; cannot be so much as scratched.|[[Gotoh]] and [[Marth]] in [[An Oasis of Magic|Chapter 15]]|Shadow Dragon}}</ref> and the League returned to Altea without the Falchion.
With Aurelis liberated, the newly-christened [[Archanean League]] set out for Archanea.<ref>{{Cite|Aurelis was free, but Marth and his army—now known as the Archanean League—still had much work ahead of them.|Opening narration of [[Lefcandith Gauntlet|Chapter 7]]|Shadow Dragon}}</ref> Passing through the Lefcandith Valley,<ref>{{Cite|They followed the Middleroad south, bound for Archanea Palace—a perilous route, for it took them right into Lefcandith Valley and the jaws of trouble.|Opening narration of [[Lefcandith Gauntlet|Chapter 7]]|Shadow Dragon}}</ref> Marth met the Manakete [[Bantu]], who was searching for Tiki and joined Marth to do so more effectively.<ref>{{Cite|You there. Have you come across a young girl, one by the name of Tiki? She must be found, boy! Tiki is the last of the Naga, the divine-dragon clan. [...] ...You will be traveling much, yes? I wish to go with you. Perhaps together we can find Tiki.|[[Bantu]] in [[Lefcandith Gauntlet|Chapter 7]]|Shadow Dragon}}</ref> The League entered Archanea at Port Warren,<ref>{{Cite|The League had reached Archanean soil, so Marth gave himself leave to recuperate in Port Warren, a harbor town known for commerce.|Opening narration of [[Port Warren|Chapter 8]]|Shadow Dragon}}</ref> but was forced to divert, first to [[Pyrathi]] by the Grustian Army,<ref>{{Cite|Grust had caught the League unawares, forcing them to flee to Pyrathi.|Opening narration of [[The Pyrathi Dragon|Chapter 9]]|Shadow Dragon}}</ref> then to Castle Deil to free Princess Maria at the behest of Minerva.<ref>Events of [[Princess Minerva|Chapter 10]], {{FE11}}</ref> On the way to Millennium Court, Marth rescued [[Linde]], the daughter of Miloah and inheritor to [[Aura]], at Nyna's request;<ref name="Linde"/> once at Millennium Court, the League ousted the occupying Grustian army from the palace.<ref>Events of [[The Ageless Palace|Chapter 12]], {{FE11}}</ref> With Archanea freed, the League headed for Altea, first diverting to Gra to retrieve the stolen Falchion; after defeating King Jiol and forcing Gra's surrender, the Falchion could not be found, and it was discerned that Gharnef had taken possession of the sword in Khadein.<ref>{{Cite|'''Marth:''' Falchion isn't here.<br>'''Nyna:''' The divine blade? Was it supposed to be?<br>'''Marth:''' Yes. When one of my knights returned from the battle where my father, Cornelius, fell... he said Gra had stolen Falchion. And if we are to defeat Dolhr and the Shadow Dragon, Medeus... we need that blade.<br>'''Malledus:''' Prince Marth!<br>'''Marth:''' Did you find it, Malledus?<br>'''Malledus:''' No...it seems Gharnef made off with it.<br>'''Nyna:''' Gharnef? Then, to find Falchion—<br>'''Marth:''' That's right. We'll need to go to Khadein, the kingdom of magic, where he resides.|[[Marth]], [[Nyna]], and [[Malledus]] in [[Land of Sorrow (Shadow Dragon)|Chapter 14]]|Shadow Dragon}}</ref> Once there, however, Archsage Gotoh, through magical means, informed Marth that Gharnef was protected by the spell Imhullu, thus making him invulnerable to damage,<ref>{{Cite|'''Gotoh:''' As you suspect, Gharnef has made off with Falchion. With Imhullu and Falchion in the sorcerer’s grasp, Dolhr now must think twice before challenging him. [...]<br>'''Marth:''' Is Imhullu so powerful a magic, then?<br>'''Gotoh:''' Yes. The mage who wields it cannot be killed; cannot be so much as scratched.|[[Gotoh]] and [[Marth]] in [[An Oasis of Magic|Chapter 15]]|Shadow Dragon}}</ref> and the League returned to Altea without the Falchion.